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Show uu HSGH-LINE DITCH SOUTHJF ZION Salt Lake, Aug. 12 Tho Herald says . For the purpose of reclaiming thousands of acres of land, which at present It Is Impossible to cultivate on account of scarcity of water, a high-line Irrigating ditch will be built , in the near future along tho south- " western portion of the Salt Lake valley. val-ley. Prominent business and mining men of Salt Lake and Provo are behind be-hind tho project, which Is destined to transform' the southwestern section of tho valley and bring verduro to a region which at present is chiefly known for Its desolate appearance. Engineers have been consulted as to tho availability of an irrigating ditch situated at a point which shall be higher than the West Jordan river and located in such a manner that tho greatest area of acrcago may receive tho water with the slightest erosion. Corps of men havo been over the ground and sufficient data has been gathered by tho engineers In charge of the preliminary work to justify tho HS3Hp9RHG6 promoters In financing the project. Just what the proposed line of the ditch will be has not been made pub- . ' lie by tho promoters. They have stated, stat-ed, however, that It will carry water enough to Irrlgato the barren section i ' j of country which at present Is with- ' j out water. i The headgates of the ditch will re- i eelve wator from Utah lake Inas- 1 much as tho surface of tho lako Is i considerably lower than the proposed j I starting point of tho ditch, the pro- i motors plan to erect a reservoir near ' the headgates of the ditch and to. j I pump tho wator from Utah lake to r i tho reservoir ,: ) One of the most modern pumping ) f stations will be Installed It will havo ' j a capacity sufficient to feed the huge ! ditch the maximum amount of water i needed at tho driest season of th , year. The ditch will have no outlet and when not In use the pumping plant will store tho water for the next season. , ; .Tho land lying above the present A Irrigating lines In tho southwestern portion of Salt Lake valley is said tn I I Include some of the "best land In tho ' ! county for farming purposes If it could I he supplied with sufficient water. Tho !." lack of water has kept back the de- j velopment of that section and, though Ji many schemes hae been proposed Jfj none was considered feasible and all I havo been found wanting In some es- 5l sentlal details Helving on the re- IjP ports of the engineers, the present ir- lj rlgating scheme has been launched by ;l the promoters, and plans are under j j way for the beginning of tho construe (j Hon work. Among tho promoters of H the irrigation project are Bishop Keel- If er of Proo, members of the Knight m family of Provo, J W W. Fitzgor- aid of Draper, and prominent business jl men of Salt Lake II oo I |